The importance of observation....

A couple summers before I left Canada....so about 8 yrs ago......we took the kids to this water park. Even took the niece with us. It was the first time for us to bring the kids somewhere like that, where we figured that most ppl would be "undressed". I don't even remember WHY we brought them there......but anyways...we did.

This water park had a lazy man ride....a huge water tube ride that was super fast and twisty and turny. It had a HUGE wave pool......and it had a bunch of water slides in varying degrees of fun. I tell you....I LOVE swimming...and I died a little death that day not being able to get in the water......but hey....the kids had ALL KINDS of fun that just made my day.

We had a scare at the wave pool tho. The way it works there is a period of calm and then this bell rings...and the waves start up....a good three minute of HUGE waves....and then it slowly stops........ The kids there have the bell ring down pat......they hear the bell and....THEY'RE OFF! They run into the water with their innertubes double time....enjoy the waves and then run out. It's hilarious to watch.

Well, u all know that hubby isn't much of a swimmer. But he sat down on the inner tube and waited for the waves....HAHA.......and he enjoyed it. But then something happened. He was on the ground and....niece was on an innertube...and oldest daughter was on an innertube...and the bell rang. Just when the bell rang....oldest daughter fell off the innertube. She fell PLOP in the water, innertube went flying and the waves started. Hubby panicked. PANICKED! He did a baywatch move and ran towards the pool with the rest of the young crowd....HAHA....and jumped in the water....(he can't dive) and desperately tried to swim over to where he figured daughter flipped over. Now here he is battling 50 foot waves...HAHA....and not really getting much of anywhere.....I don't think he did anything but maintain his position. He really can't swim.

Now, I saw something he didn't. When oldest daughter flipped over...my niece reached her hand in the pool and grabbed on to her....told her to hold on to the ring on the side of her inner tube and not to let go. So she was fine. But hubby? He almost killed himself. When the 3 minutes of waves was up....hubby saw daughter was fine......and dragged himself outta the water he was worse than a drowned rat. He must have swallowed two gallons of the chlorinated stuff....and he was BEAT!

He told me that he had the scare of his life.....he thought that his daughter would die....and in the water, he thought that he'd prolly die saving her. Thank God it was only 3 minutes.

What's the point here? Sometimes our instant reactions don't pay off......being observant is much more fruitful. (and yes....sometimes vice versa)

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And where am I today? Well, I just gave precious baby a bath.....dressed him up nice....powdered and buffed....fed and nourished.......and he's sleeping....masha Allah.

My washing machine has been taken again. Oh, they fixed it way back when....but it's still noisy and was giving off electric shocks and leaking water. So I called them and they took it 2 days before hubby left. JEEZ! They were supposed to bring it back last Monday....or Tuesday....I called Tues...they told me Thursday....and today is Saturday....HAHA! I'll call them later.....

Kids are in exams......it's been keeping us busy. They aren't studying nearly hard enough. In some ways, I'm worried. I want them to do well this year....I don't want anyone failing anything.....it's very important to the next stage in our life that we are done here. I've explained that to them.....told the kids that maybe we'll go to Cda this summer.....and if they don't do well, it will definately delay us.

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Hubby hasn't called me again since he arrived. Only that one time. Deep down, it's bothering me. At the same time....I just don't wanna call him. If he is truly finishing up over there, I can imagine how it's taking from him....and really want his attention devoted to it. But I'll prolly give him a ring today....see what's up.

His problems, his life.....subhanAllah. You made ur bed, now lie in it. You can't have ur cake and eat it too......etc etc.

When he was here, he started complaining......and I didn't say a word. I couldn't even say, "malisch". I just sat there listening. I don't agree with him. And it took everything for me to bite my tongue...I kept saying...now is not the time...now is not the time.

I think if I were him.....I'd not be complaining....I'd prolly be beating myself up for making stupid choices that affected my close family....then my entire family.....then my business. You chose your path.......and like my story of before......

It's not the first time that my husband reacted quickly....but didn't pay attention.......but if he manages to drag himself out of this one....I'll be surprised. It sure isn't going that way........

His 3 minutes are almost up.